City of Burnaby film welcoming the public back to Bonsor Recreation Complex after it was closed following public health restrictions in the spring of 2020. The film provides information to the public regarding the new procedures and protocols that were put in place and how they will be operating at…
City of Burnaby film welcoming the public back to Bonsor Recreation Complex after it was closed following public health restrictions in the spring of 2020. The film provides information to the public regarding the new procedures and protocols that were put in place and how they will be operating at a reduced capacity to allow for physical distancing and enhanced cleaning.
History
Video taken by the City of Burnaby Marketing Department in 2020. The original intent of the clip was to produce communications about the pandemic and changes throughout the City that residents needed to be aware of.
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Bonsor Park Pool, at 4780 Brief Street (old address), between Fern Avenue and Bonsor Avenue. It was building it 1972 and 1973. The pool complex features an olympic size pool, dressing rooms, staff offices and gymnasium style bleachers that seat 250-500 spectators at pool-side.
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-411
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Bonsor Park Pool, at 4780 Brief Street (old address), between Fern Avenue and Bonsor Avenue. It was building it 1972 and 1973. The pool complex features an olympic size pool, dressing rooms, staff offices and gymnasium style bleachers that seat 250-500 spectators at pool-side.
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Janine Smith cleans the pool at Central Park in the middle of another shower Thursday morning. All the rain this week has made her lifeguarding duties kinda lonely. "There's no people," she says. "But the algae keeps coming.""
Photograph of Wilf Wedmann, Athletic Director at Simon Fraser University, holding up a rendering of the Olympic Speedskating Oval that was planned to be built on Burnaby Mountain following Vancouver's successful bird for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Wedmann stands at the Oval's proposed location: in a…
Photograph of Wilf Wedmann, Athletic Director at Simon Fraser University, holding up a rendering of the Olympic Speedskating Oval that was planned to be built on Burnaby Mountain following Vancouver's successful bird for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Wedmann stands at the Oval's proposed location: in a field near the university's residences.
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Wilf Wedmann, the Athletic Director at Simon Fraser University, envisions what an empty field near the campus' residence complex will look like when the Olympic Speedskating Oval is built, if Vancouver's bid for the 2010 Winter Games, is successful."
Photograph of Denzil "Dan" Libonati inside Libonati's Gun Shop and Sporting Goods at 4261 Kingsway. Dan is holding a rifle with a display of other hunting and fishing related items around him. Dan Libonati was a Burnaby businessman from 1961-2005, located at various locations along Kingsway - the…
Photograph of Denzil "Dan" Libonati inside Libonati's Gun Shop and Sporting Goods at 4261 Kingsway. Dan is holding a rifle with a display of other hunting and fishing related items around him. Dan Libonati was a Burnaby businessman from 1961-2005, located at various locations along Kingsway - the last being 4681 Kingsway from 1972-2005.
Photograph of a runner wearing a cow-spotted costume during a 24-hour relay race at Swangard Stadium. Other runners and participants with a banner are on the track behind the runner and many people are sitting in the stands in the background.
Photograph of a runner wearing a cow-spotted costume during a 24-hour relay race at Swangard Stadium. Other runners and participants with a banner are on the track behind the runner and many people are sitting in the stands in the background.
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "This week's rain sends Tai Chi enthusiasts looking for any dry place they can find to practise their mediative exercise, amidst the concrete pillars supporting the roof at Swangard Stadium."
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Darlene Selander, a golf pro at Burnaby's Riverway course, demonstrates the "Virtually Perfect" golf system she's using to help improve players' swings. The system uses a video camera, computer and virtual reality glasses to allow a player to compare their stance and swing to an ideal stance and swing, as they're swinging the club."
Photograph of Tracey Hohm, manager of Women Zone Fitness and Aerobics in the Eaton's Centre at Metrotown. Hohm poses with exercise equipment and other women on exercise machines are visible in the background.
Photograph of Tracey Hohm, manager of Women Zone Fitness and Aerobics in the Eaton's Centre at Metrotown. Hohm poses with exercise equipment and other women on exercise machines are visible in the background.
Photograph of the view of the mountains and park from a hill on Burnaby Mountain Park. The photograph is taken facing north. The photograph shows the parking lot and the Burnaby Mountain Centennial Pavilion.
Photograph of the view of the mountains and park from a hill on Burnaby Mountain Park. The photograph is taken facing north. The photograph shows the parking lot and the Burnaby Mountain Centennial Pavilion.
Photograph of the Burnaby Centennial Pavilion in Burnaby Mountain Park. The pavilion was built in 1958 for the British Columbia Centenary and became Horizons Restaurant in 1986 and may have housed The Owl and the Oarsman Restaurant at this time. Two individuals are standing on the deck and looking …
Photograph of the Burnaby Centennial Pavilion in Burnaby Mountain Park. The pavilion was built in 1958 for the British Columbia Centenary and became Horizons Restaurant in 1986 and may have housed The Owl and the Oarsman Restaurant at this time. Two individuals are standing on the deck and looking toward the mountains. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing north of northwest.
Photograph of Alan Emmott, former reeve and freeman of the City of Burnaby, posing with his arms outstretched outside of the new Alan Emmott Centre community hall, located in the restored former Burnaby South Secondary building, before its official opening.
Photograph of Alan Emmott, former reeve and freeman of the City of Burnaby, posing with his arms outstretched outside of the new Alan Emmott Centre community hall, located in the restored former Burnaby South Secondary building, before its official opening.
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Alan Emmott, a former mayor of Burnaby and now a Freeman of the City, welcomes visitors to the new community centre that bears his name. The Alan Emmott Centre, in the old Burnaby South Secondary building, officially opens on Saturday."
Photograph of the Bonsor Hall (formerly the Kingsway West School). A note on the back of the photograph reads: "The Old Bonsor Hall - Formerly Kingsway W. School as in Burnaby Courier." The photograph was taken by the Burnaby Courier newspaper ca. 1958.
Photograph of the Bonsor Hall (formerly the Kingsway West School). A note on the back of the photograph reads: "The Old Bonsor Hall - Formerly Kingsway W. School as in Burnaby Courier." The photograph was taken by the Burnaby Courier newspaper ca. 1958.
Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
Photograph of the sign welcoming the public to the Nature House and Burnaby Lake. The sign depicts a map of Burnaby Lake and points of interest, including the rowing complex, pool, ice rink, and Old Mill Site. A smaller sign shows the address of 4519 Piper and a small footbridge is in the backgroun…
Photograph of the sign welcoming the public to the Nature House and Burnaby Lake. The sign depicts a map of Burnaby Lake and points of interest, including the rowing complex, pool, ice rink, and Old Mill Site. A smaller sign shows the address of 4519 Piper and a small footbridge is in the background. The photograph is taken facing southwest.
Photograph of the exterior of the home of Dugald C. Patterson, Sr., and his family. People are standing outside, and a man, possibly D.C. Patterson, is seated at the top of the stairs. The summer gazebo can be seen on the left of the photograph, and there is laundry on a line at the bottom right. …
Photograph of the exterior of the home of Dugald C. Patterson, Sr., and his family. People are standing outside, and a man, possibly D.C. Patterson, is seated at the top of the stairs. The summer gazebo can be seen on the left of the photograph, and there is laundry on a line at the bottom right. The Patterson family house was originally located at 7260 Edmonds Street (near Kingsway). It was relocated in 1955 to 7106 18th Avenue and is a city heritage site.